Gandava

Gandava
Town
Gandava is located in Balochistan, Pakistan
Gandava
Gandava
Gandava is located in Pakistan
Gandava
Gandava
Coordinates: 28°37′N 67°29′E / 28.617°N 67.483°E / 28.617; 67.483[1]
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionNasirabad
DistrictJhal Magsi
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total24,130
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Gandavah is a town that serves as the headquarters of Jhal Magsi District of Pakistan's Balochistan province.[3] Located on a small hill in the middle of the Kach Gandava plain, Gandava is inhabited by a mix of Sindhi, Baloch, Pathan, Brahui, and Hindu communities.[3] The town has a long history and several old architectural monuments including the Moti Gohram tomb, locally known as "the Taj Mahal of Baluchistan".[3] Gandava also faces significant difficulties with needs like water, electricity, gas, healthcare, and education.[3] As of the 2017 Census of Pakistan, Gandava Municipal Corporation has a population of 7,825 people, in 1,256 households[2], rising to 24,130 in 2023.[4] Gandawa was one of the provincial headquarters of the Bhil dynasty of India [5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Baloch 1978 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Population and household detail from block to tehsil level (Jhal Magsi District) (PDF). 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Sindhi, Shaikh Javed Ali (2019). "Heritage: A Fort and Refuge for Ancient Armies". Dawn. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Gandawa (Jhal Magsi, Balochistan, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  5. ^ 1998 District Census Report of [name of District].: Jhal Magsi. Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.